Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs Goa-bean

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Psophocarpus
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.